Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bourcier, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 325 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Peru.

Eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and western Brazil (south of Amazon to western bank of R Tapajós).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii) [XC440014]
by Guilherme Melo from Reserva Natural Palmar\u00ed, Rio Javar\u00ed, AM, Brazil (song)

Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii) [XC74024]
by Huw Lloyd from ?, Peru (song)

Subspecies
In past, sometimes placed in genus Ametrornis. Closely related to Koepcke's Hermit (Phaethornis koepckeae), replacing it at lower elevations. Also related to Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii) - 10 files

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